json_decoder.py

# json decoder
import simplejson as json


def find_values(id, id2, obj):
 results = []

 def _find_values(id, obj):
 try:
 for key, value in obj.iteritems():
 if value == id:
 results.append(obj)
 elif not isinstance(value, basestring):
 _find_values(id, value)
 except AttributeError:
 pass

 try:
 for item in obj:
 if not isinstance(item, basestring):
 _find_values(id, item)
 except TypeError:
 pass

 if not isinstance(obj, basestring):
 _find_values(id, obj)

 def _find_hostname(id, obj):
 for item in obj:
 if item.get(id2):
 return item.get(id2)
 return _find_hostname(id, results)


def final_parser(id, obj):
 for item in obj:
 if item.get('hostname'):
 return item.get('hostname')


if __name__ == "__main__":
 data = {"name": "mayank", "hostname": "mayank-test"}
 some_dict = find_values('mayank', "hostname", data)
 print some_dict